Avi Brisman is a Professor in the School of Justice Studies at Eastern Kentucky University, USA, an Adjunct Professor in the School of Justice at Queensland University of Technology, Australia, and an Honorary Professor at Newcastle Law School at the University of Newcastle, Australia.

This book offers an ethnographic examination of the young people who serve voluntarily at a juvenile diversion program and adds thick description of young people's experiences learning about crime, delinquency, justice, and law.

"Sign Me Up!": Recruiting Kids for the Red Hook Youth Court: An Introduction, 1. A Typical RHYC Training Schedule, 2. Week I: What to do When Stopped by the Police Workshop, 3. Week I: Welcome and Introduction to the Red Hook Youth Court and Understanding the Youth Court/Restorative Justice, 4. Week II: Offenses, Consequences, and Sanctions, 5. Week II: Understanding the Youth Offender, 6. Week III: Critical Thinking, 7. Week III: Objectivity, 8. Week IV: Precision Questioning/Courtroom Demeanor, 9. Week IV: Roles of the Court, 10. Week V: Judge and Bailiff, 11. Week V: Community Advocate Opening Statements, 12. Week VI: Community Advocate Closing Statements, 13. Week VI: Pre-Hearing Interview/Youth Advocate Opening and Closing Statements, 14. Week VII: Youth Advocate Closing Statements (Continued), 15. Week VII: Customer Service, 16. (A) Conclusion (of Sorts), Postscript: Drifts, Drift and Chronicles